The Å koda 16 T (also called Elektra) is a five carbody section
low-floor
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uni-directional
tram
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, developed by
Å koda Transportation
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for
Wrocław
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.
The vehicle was designed by
Porsche Design Group
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. The 16 T has six axles, and the low-floor area represents 65% of the entire vehicle floor. It is based on the
Å koda 05 T.
Production
As of winter 2006, 17 trams were ordered and delivered to
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
. There were plans of buying additional 7 trams with the
Å koda 19 T shipment, but all the plans have been canceled.
Equipment
The Å koda 16 T is equipped according to all standards. The things that is missing alongside the Air-Conditioning is a Monitoring System. Due to this fact the back end of the tram has faced vandals, though it is not as badly damaged as the rear carriage of the
Konstal 105NWr.
See also
* Related models:
13 T (Brno),
14 T (Prague),
19 T (Wrocław bi-directional)
External links
Information on Å koda websiteList of vehicles (with basic data and photos) on Transport Database and Photogallery
Tram vehicles of Poland
Å koda trams
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